4 Twitter Marketing Ideas for Freelance Creatives

Any freelance creative could use some of these Twitter marketing ideas. The no. 1 and no. 2 tips are particularly useful for freelance illustrators, designers, photographers and any other creative who creates visuals!

1. Illustrate Someone Else's Tweet

David Michael Moore, a freelance illustrator, surprises his prospects with artwork tailored to their tweet. Mostly, he just has fun with it, but he keeps an eye out for people he would like to work with.

It's a very personal introduction — often including their likeness in the illustration itself — and it gets people's attention,” David Michael Moore.

2. Reply with an Image

Mark Crafter, a graphic designer, has created a set of images. He uses them for recurrent Twitter messages and one-to-one replies.

It makes sense to use this tactic for a creative person or studio, such as for a graphic designer. It sometimes results in a response, opening up a dialogue..,” Mark Crafter.

If possible, use your own images. It will simultaneously show off your work. You could use images for:

thanking a person who follows, retweets, or mentions you

congratulating people (on birthdays, anniversaries, holidays etc)

to go with #FF recommendations

3. Link Your Bio to a Twitter Welcome Page

Grace Smith is an Irish web designer. Click through from her Twitter bio… You will land on a page specifically welcoming visitors arriving from Twitter! It's a nice touch!

4. Use a Client Testimonial in Your Twitter Bio

“With charisma, creativity and a flair for design Kikki sees opportunities that others do not see, she delivers results and inspires in her projects.”

I asked Kikki for her reason:

For a very simple reason. It's about my reputation. It does not matter what I say, what I am, or what I can do if it doesn't match the reputation that I truly have. Now I'm met by greater curiosity and interest than before.”

Kikki uses her testimonial both on Twitter and LinkedIn. It's smart! An exceptional client testimonial is the one of the most trust-building things you got – use it!